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| birth_place        = [[India]]
| occupation        = {{hlist|Actor|producer|business man}}
| occupation        = [[Film actor]]<br/>[[Television producer]]
| years_active      = 1994{{ndash}}2016
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| relatives          = [[Narendra Bedi]] <small>(father)</small>{{br}}[[Manek Bedi]] <small>(brother)</small>
| spouse            = Monalisa Bedi
|children            =  2
| relatives          = See [[List of Hindi film clans#Bedi family|Bedi family]]
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'''Rajat Bedi''' (born '''Rajat Narendra Bedi''') is an [[Indo-Canadians|Indo-Canadian]] actor, [[television producer]], [[Entrepreneurship|entrepreneur]] and [[Stunt performer|stuntman]] who primarily appears in [[Bollywood]] films.<ref name=baddieraju>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/26/stories/2004072601040400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040930134011/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/26/stories/2004072601040400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 September 2004|title=Baddie cool|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=11 November 2010|location=Chennai, India|date=26 July 2004}}</ref> Known for his role as Raj Saxena in the film ''[[Koi... Mil Gaya]]'' (2003), Bedi has worked over 40 films, including ''[[Rakht]]'' (2004), ''[[Khamoshh... Khauff Ki Raat]]'' (2005) and ''[[Rocky (2006 Hindi film)|Rocky - The Rebel]]'' (2006).<ref name=renamed>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Rajat-Bedi-Life-always-felt-incomplete-being-away-from-the-film-industry/articleshow/49228299.cms | title=Rajat Bedi: Life always felt incomplete being away from the film industry | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=[[The Times Group]] | date=6 October 2015 | accessdate=21 March 2016 | author=Neha, Maheshwari}}</ref>


'''Rajat Bedi''' (born '''Rajat Narendra Bedi''') is an [[Indo-Canadians|Indo-Canadian]] [[film actor]], [[television producer]], [[Entrepreneurship|entrepreneur]] and [[Stunt performer|stuntman]] who primarily appears in [[Bollywood]] films.<ref name=baddieraju>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/26/stories/2004072601040400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040930134011/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/07/26/stories/2004072601040400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 September 2004|title=Baddie cool|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=11 November 2010|location=Chennai, India|date=26 July 2004}}</ref> Known for his role as Raj Saxena in the film ''[[Koi... Mil Gaya]]'' (2003), Bedi has worked over 40 films, including ''[[Rakht]]'' (2004), ''[[Khamoshh... Khauff Ki Raat]]'' (2005) and ''[[Rocky (2006 Hindi film)|Rocky - The Rebel]]'' (2006).<ref name=renamed>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Rajat-Bedi-Life-always-felt-incomplete-being-away-from-the-film-industry/articleshow/49228299.cms | title=Rajat Bedi: Life always felt incomplete being away from the film industry | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=[[The Times Group]] | date=6 October 2015 | accessdate=21 March 2016 | author=Neha, Maheshwari}}</ref> He is also the first Indian to represent India at [[Manhunt International]] in 1994.{{CN|date=March 2021}}
He is married to Monalisa Bedi (sister of actress [[Tulip Joshi]]) and has 2 children.
 
==Early life==
Rajat was born to filmmaker [[Narendra Bedi]] and costume designer and writer Veena Bedi. He has two younger siblings: actor and producer Manek Bedi and screenwriter Ila Bedi Dutta. He is the grandson of  Urdu writer, film director, screenwriter, producer, dialogue writer and playwright [[Rajinder Singh Bedi]].
 
==Career==
Rajat started his career as a body double in Hindi films for Shah Rukh Khan in the films like Karan Arjun 1995,{{cn|date=January 2020}} Duplicate 1998 etc. He made his debut as a lead actor in [[2001: Do Hazaar Ek]] (1998) starring [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]] and [[Jackie Shroff|Jakie Shroff]] in supporting roles. He subsequently played villainous and supporting characters in various commercially successful Bollywood films such as [[International Khiladi]] (1999), [[Koi... Mil Gaya|Koi Mil Gaya]] (2003), [[Aksar]] (2006), [[Indian (2001 film)|Indian]] (2001), [[Jodi No.1]] (2001) and [[Partner (2007 film)|Partner]] (2007).
 
==Personal life==
In 2008 he moved to [[Richmond, British Columbia]], Canada. He opened his own construction business there called Kraftsmen Horsham Construction LTD..He is married to Monalisa Bedi sister of Bollywood actress [[Tulip Joshi]] and has 2 children. He has stated in an interview that he was not "satisfied" with the roles he played.<ref name=exile>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Koi-Mil-Gaya-actor-Rajat-Bedi-to-make-cine-comeback/articleshow/39050988.cms | title=Koi Mil Gaya actor Rajat Bedi to make cine comeback | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=[[The Times Group]] | date=27 July 2014 | accessdate=21 March 2016 | author=Piyali, Dasgupta}}</ref> After a long break, he returned with [[Indian soap opera|Indian TV]] show ''[[Lajwanti (TV series)|Lajwanti]]'' (2015) as a television producer.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-timeless-wonder/article7665540.ece | title=A timeless wonder | publisher=[[The Hindu]] | work=[[The Hindu Group]] | date=18 September 2015 | accessdate=21 March 2016 | author=Diksha, Awasthi}}</ref> He had rechristened his name as Raj Singh Bedi.<ref name=renamed/>


==Filmography==
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Revision as of 10:09, 13 May 2022

Rajat Bedi
Rajat in 2014
Occupation
  • Actor
  • producer
  • business man
Years active1994–2016
Spouse(s)Monalisa Bedi
Children2
RelativesSee Bedi family

Rajat Bedi (born Rajat Narendra Bedi) is an Indo-Canadian actor, television producer, entrepreneur and stuntman who primarily appears in Bollywood films.[1] Known for his role as Raj Saxena in the film Koi... Mil Gaya (2003), Bedi has worked over 40 films, including Rakht (2004), Khamoshh... Khauff Ki Raat (2005) and Rocky - The Rebel (2006).[2]

He is married to Monalisa Bedi (sister of actress Tulip Joshi) and has 2 children.

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Baddie cool". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 26 July 2004. Archived from the original on 30 September 2004. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  2. ↑ Neha, Maheshwari (6 October 2015). "Rajat Bedi: Life always felt incomplete being away from the film industry". The Times Group. The Times of India. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

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